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How to Win Kog'Maw vs Karthus Counter MatchupKog'Maw is in the a tier of champions

Kog'Maw vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Kog'Maw in LoLKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Kog'Maw

based on 437 Kog'Maw vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
56.5 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Karthus as Kog'Maw resulted from an analysis of 437 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Kog'Maw is forced to battle against Karthus in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Kog'Maw vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Kog'Maw has done a great job of countering Karthus. Typically, he wins a whopping 56.5% of games the champions face one another in. In Kog'Maw against Karthus games, Kog'Maw’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Kog'Maw vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Optional Items

Kraken SlayerBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Kog'Maw

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw against Karthus

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

Advice to Win Against Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Kog'Maw vs Karthus Counter Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
56.5 %
VS
Win Rate
43.5 %
Karthus Image
8.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.8
< Deaths >
7.4
6.6
< Assists >
9.2
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
167
< Minions Killed >
104
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.69
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.27
8,324
< Physical Damage >
231
14,725
< Magic Damage >
29,612
2,596
< True Damage >
1,797
25,647
< Damage Dealt >
31,642
22,588
< Damage Taken >
26,197
12,644
< Gold Earned >
12,513
2.12
< Towers >
1.06
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
5,554
< Total Healing >
6,540
13,338
< Experience >
14,375
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
7
286
< Time Dealing CC >
203

How to Counter Karthus with Kog'Maw in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some valuable Kog'Maw vs. Karthus counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kog'Maw may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus..

Kog'Maw usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Karthus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kog'Maw and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kog'Maw
Karthus

Who is Better, Kog'Maw or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kog'Maw usually wins when trying to fight Karthus, with a 56.5% win rate. Thus, Kog'Maw makes a fantastic counter for Karthus.

While Kog'Maw does have a much higher win rate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Kog'Maw also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Kog'Maw into Karthus.

Moreover, Kog'Maw also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kog'Maw vs Karthus matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Kog'Maw is a great counter for Karthus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kog'Maw against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kog'Maw

Kog'Maw Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner44.4% winrateJannaJanna45% winrateNilahNilah45% winrateViktorViktor45.2% winrate

Kog'Maw Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante59.1% winrateEliseElise58.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.9% winrateKarthusKarthus56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 57.1% 578 GamesBraumBraum+ 57.3% 508 GamesKassadinKassadin+ 57.6% 229 GamesJhinJhin+ 58.5% 246 Games

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Kog'Maw, we analyzed 437 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Karthus as Kog'Maw comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Kog'Maw Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Kog'Maw in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kog'Maw most often racks up more CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Kog'Maw versus Karthus build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Runaan's Hurricane, and Wit's End. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Karthus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kog'Maw boasted an average winrate of 56.5% when countering Karthus with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Karthus as Kog'Maw, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Kog'Maw vs Karthus counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 56.5% win rate overall.

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